Riders in the Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
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Riders in the Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier | ||||
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Released | August 3, 2004 | |||
Genre | Western | |||
Label | Rounder | |||
Producer | Joey Miskulin | |||
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Riders In The Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King Of The Wild Frontier is a studio recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky on August 3, 2004. It is available as a single CD.
Riders In The Sky offers a tribute to Davy Crockett, the scout, militiaman, Congressman, and hero of the Alamo whose life became an American legend. This album is a combination of folk songs, neo-folk songs, Disney themes, and their own tunes to paint a picture of Davy Crockett that's neither totally real nor totally false, but filled with the vivid stories of the frontiersman who is part of the collective American imagination.
Track listing
[edit]- "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (Blackburn, Bruns) – 6:46
- "Be Sure You're Right, And Then Go Ahead" (Ebsen, Parker) – 2:30
- "King of the River" (Blackburn, Bruns) – 2:11
- "Heading for Texas" – 2:41
- "Old Betsy" (Bruns, George) – 2:04
- "The Grinning Tale" (Driftwood) – 2:40
- "Colonel Crockett's Speech to Congress – 2:54
- "Remember the Alamo" (Bowers) – 3:37
- "Farewell" (Bruns) – 4:33
Personnel
[edit]- Douglas B. Green (a.k.a. Ranger Doug) – vocals, guitar
- Paul Chrisman (a.k.a. Woody Paul) – vocals, fiddle
- Fred LaBour (a.k.a. Too Slim) – vocals, bass
- Joey Miskulin (a.k.a. Joey The Cowpolka King) – vocals, accordion